Hey guys & Gals, found a winchester model 70 CRF for cheap! The only thing is, it is chambered in 270WSM. While I am not a fan of magnum cartridges (I like to enjoy shooting my rifles at the range, I don't like to be punished when I pull the trigger), the price is right on this one, hard to pass up. I have had .270 winchesters in the past and recoil was comfortable to me but, I thought should get some opinions from people who have shot these. After all, if you get a bolt in a WSM, you are limited to what else you can have built on the same action. So anybody who has shot these cartridges, I would appreciate your feed back!!

-shadow4

I have one in a Browning Medallion and no doubt no mater what bull you read in the outdoor magazines it kicks pretty hard with 150 grn. bullets and still is no sloutch with 130's. But if the price is right buy it. I would!! But when it comes to a short action I prefer my 7-08

To me the 270 wsm does not kick at all. Maybe a little more than a 270 win. This round is very accurate, I would buy it if the price is right.

I find the recoil of a 300 Weatherby very mild, a .270 wsm is nothing, maybe you should pick a hobby like collecting stamps

I own both a 270 Win and 270 WSM. The recoil is a tad more in the WSM, but nothing unbearable by any means. I did have a 300 Rem Ultra Mag.....that's RECOIL!!

The 270 WSM is hard to beat.....it shoots flat and packs a helluva wallop!

270 WSM with 150 bullets kick about the same as a 30-06 with 180.

270 WSM with 130 kicks like a 30-06 with 150.

Another words yes there is more recoil but not as much to bother you if you can shoot a 30-06 without problem. Stock fit and a good recoil pad is much more a factor in comfort. My 270 came with a cheap recoil pad at first. That hurt! New simms pad installed and she's a pussycat now.

Depends on the weight of the rifle. The SAs that the WSMs are built on are typically lighter than the LAs that the 270 Win is built on as well as the WSM having more powder which means it definitely will have more punch. To many it will not be uncomfortable to some it may. I personally would think it would be fine for a hunting rifle, It probably wont kick near as hard as my 300s and I shoot them from a bench pretty often.

Good Luck

Reloader

I own a Savage in .270 WSM. It weighs just around 8 1/2 pounds with the scope and mounts. Before I changed the recoil pad to a Sims, it bothered me a bit. I think with loads on the upper end of the speed range, it will get your attention. I shoot 140 gr bullets and it recoils considerably more than a .270 WIN with 140s. I'm no wimp concerning recoil, I shoot a .338 Mag and a .300 Ultra. The recoil is nothing that can't easily be managed and it's one accurate caliber !!!

I had a .270 WSM in a Browning A-Bolt stainless stalker, which is pretty light, and that cartridge, to me, was not pleasant to shoot from a bench. While hunting, I never really noticed or didn't pay attention to the recoil.

Shadow4,

I have two 270 Wins and 1 270 WSM. Shoot all three regularly. I can perceive little difference in terms of recoil, especially when shooting 130 grain bullets, the only time the WSM has my attention is when I shoot full power 150 grain. I do like the WSM a lot and happen to be having Roger Ferrell build a one on a WIN Model 70 Stainless action, Kreiger Barrel and McMillan Griffin & Howe Stock. Will post pics on completion.

Hugh

Buy it take it to your gunsmith and have either a decelerator(pachmyer) or limbsaver put on the rifle. You will never know the difference then. These pads really work well.

If you are worried about the recoil of a .270 WSM, go buy a BB gun.

I have owned both, still own a 270 Win. Off the bench, you may find the 270WSM kicks a little more. You will never notice the difference in the field.
If you don't already own a 270, then get the 270 WSM, just be prepared to have the occasional feeding problem with the short, fat case. Thats why I got rid of mine (a ruger 77 mkII).

I have 2 270WSM's and have owned lots of 270's. FWIW my 270WSM Super Shadow and 270WSM Laminated have less FELT recoil than my current 270 Win, a Browning Safari. 'Course the Browning has no recoil pad! Point being that recoil is affected by a number of different parameters. The Super Shadow is very light and has very little recoil. But it has a very thick recoil pad.
Bottom line: if you are interested in a 270 WSM, don't let recoil deter you. It ain't that bad and it can be counteracted.

My Model 70 Super Shadow came with a nice recoil pad, and I don't find its' recoil bad at all. The factory 150 gr Power Points do come back smartly, but certainly less than a Model 70 lightweight carbine I used to own in 30'06, that was lighter and only had the thin rubber butt pad on it. I heartily recommend the .270 WSM, especially if you handload.